1. A Time Line of Key Events in the
History of the Bible
ow We Got the ible

2. The Bible is inspired by God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Peter 1:20-21

3. The Bible is: Made up of 66 different books. Written over a span of
1,600 years (approximately
1500 BC to AD 100).
Written by more than 40
kings, prophets, leaders,
and followers of Jesus.

4. The Bible is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
Ten Key Points
The Bible is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

5. 2
Ten Key Points
The Bible is made up of 66 different books that were written over 1,600 years (approximately 1500 BC to AD 100) by more than 40 kings, prophets, leaders, and followers of Jesus. The Old Testament has 39 books (written approximately BC). The New Testament has 27 books (written approximately AD ). The Hebrew Bible has the same text as the English Bible’s Old Testament, but divides and arranges it differently.

6. 3
Ten Key Points
The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some Aramaic.
The New Testament was written in Greek.

7. 4
Ten Key Points
The books of the Bible were collected and arranged and recognized as inspired sacred authority by councils of rabbis and councils of church leaders based on careful guidelines.

8. 5
Ten Key Points
Before the printing press was invented, the Bible was copied by hand, very accurately. In many cases it was copied by special scribes who develop intricate methods of counting words and letters to insure that no errors were made.

9. 6
Ten Key Points
The Bible was the first book ever printed on the printing press with moveable type (Gutenberg Press, 1455, Latin Bible).

10. 7
Ten Key Points
There is much evidence that the Bible we have today is remarkably true to the original writings. Of the thousands of copies made by hand before AD 1500, more than 5,900 Greek manuscripts from the New Testament alone still exist today. The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Caesar, Plato, or Aristotle.

11. 8
Ten Key Points
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed the astonishing reliability of some of the copies of the Old Testament made over the years.
Although some spelling variations exist, no variation affects basic Bible doctrines.

12. 9
Ten Key Points
As the Bible was carried to other countries, it was translated into the common language of the people by scholars who wanted others to know God’s Word. By AD there were still about 3,000 groups with no Bible in their own language.

13. 10
Ten Key Points
By AD 200, the Bible, or some of the Bible, was translated into seven languages; by
AD 500, 13 languages; by AD 900, 17 languages; by AD 1400, 28 languages; by
AD 1800, 57 languages; by AD 1900, 537 languages; by AD 1980, 1,800 languages;
by AD 2000, 2,322 languages. Currently,
there are 1,638 languages in which Bible translation is in progress.

14. Old Testament: 39 books Written approximately 1500-400 BC Clay Stone
Leather

15. New Testament: 27 books Written approximately AD 45-100
papyrus
The oldest New Testament fragment
(from John 18) that we have today was
copied in Greek on a papyrus codex
(folded book) around AD

16. The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some Aramaic.
A sample of
Aramaic letters.
The letter “aleph”
in Hebrew script.

17. A sample of Greek letters. The letter “alpha” in Koine Greek dialect.
The New Testament
was written in Greek.
A sample of Greek letters.
The letter “alpha” in Koine Greek dialect.

18. in the Aramaic language. The jot is highlighted in red.
Matthew 5:18 (KJV) - “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Matthew 5:18
in the Aramaic language. The jot is highlighted in red.

19. BC
Old Testament
Events are written down in Hebrew (with portions in Aramaic) over many centuries. In Exodus, the LORD tells Moses to write in a book. Other writers, inspired by God, include leaders, kings and prophets. Together, these writings on leather scrolls and other materials are called the Hebrew Scriptures or
Old Testament.
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20. 450 BC
Ezra
According to Jewish tradition, Ezra, a priest and scribe, collects and arranges some of the books of the Hebrew Bible, around 450 BC.
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21. The Septuagint The Septuagint is the first GreekBC
The Septuagint
The Septuagint is the first Greek
translation of the Hebrew Bible
(the Old Testament).
It was translated in BC
by Jewish scholars in Alexandria,
Egypt.
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22. The Septuagint The word “Septuagint” means seventy.BC
The Septuagint
The word “Septuagint” means seventy.
Refers to the tradition that
70 or 72 men translated it.
“Septuagint” is often abbreviated LXX,
the Roman numeral for seventy.
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23. The Septuagint Torah History Poetry Prophecy arranged by subject.BC
The Septuagint
The 53 books of this translation are
arranged by subject.
Torah
History
Poetry
Prophecy
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24. Scrolls of leather, and later of papyrus, are used to make
200 BC
Scrolls of leather, and later of
papyrus, are used to make
copies of the Scriptures.
A papyrus codex is a bound volume made
from sheets folded and sewn together,
sometimes with a cover. They are used
more than scrolls after AD
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25. Papyrus
200 BC
The papyrus plant is cut into strips and pressed into sheets of writing material and can be made into a scroll or a codex The New Testament books were probably first written on papyrus scrolls.
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26. AD
Followers of Jesus
Followers of Jesus write eye-witness reports (Gospels), history, letters to other believers, and the Revelation.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Paul
James
Peter
Jude
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27. HISTORY APOCA- LYPTIC GOSPELS
PAULINE
LETTERS
PASTORAL
LETTERS
GENERAL
LETTERS
HISTORY
APOCA-
LYPTIC
GOSPELS

28. AD
Followers of Jesus
The writers quote from all but eight of the Old Testament books.
One example:
Psalm 118:22-23 is quoted
in Matthew 21:42.
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29. AD 100
New Testament
The original writings are copied and circulated so that by approximately AD 150 there is wide enough use of them to speak of the “New Testament” (“New Covenant”).
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30. New Testament The New Testament (New Covenant) is:
AD 100
New Testament
The New Testament (New Covenant) is:
Promised in Jeremiah 31:31-32.
Referred to by Jesus in Luke 22:20.
Referred to by Paul in 1 Cor. 11:25.
Referred to in Hebrews.
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31. Early Coptic TranslationAD
Early Translations
Earliest Translations:
Latin
Coptic (Egypt)
Syriac (Syria)
Early Coptic Translation
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32. Church Fathers Canonical: from a Greek wordAD
Church Fathers
Church fathers accept the writings of the Gospels and Paul’s letters as canonical.
Canonical: from a Greek word
referring to the rule of faith and truth
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33. AD
The Canon
The Canon refers to the authoritative books that are officially accepted and approved as Holy Scripture. These books are based on a standard or “rule of faith.” Some of these standards include: divine inspiration, accuracy, doctrinal truth, consistency, power, and acceptance by the people of God.
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34. The Canon Eusebius lists 22 accepted books.AD
The Canon
Origen lists 21 approved New Testament books.
Eusebius lists 22 accepted books.
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35. AD 313
The Canon
The New Testament books are collected and circulated throughout the Mediterranean about the time
of Constantine, the Roman
Emperor, who legalizes
Christianity in AD 313.
Constantine
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36. AD 397
The Canon
The 27 books of the New Testament are formally confirmed as canonical by the Synod of Carthage in AD 397, thus recognizing three centuries of use by followers of Christ.
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37. AD 400
The Canon
By AD 400, the standard of 27 New Testament books is accepted in the East and West as confirmed by:
Athanasius
Jerome
Augustine
Three church councils
Augustine
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38. Jerome Jerome starts translating the Scriptures into Latin in AD 400
AD 382 and finishes 23 years later. This translation, called the Latin Vulgate, remains the basic Bible for many centuries.
Jerome
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39. The Latin Vulgate

40. AD 400
Bible Copies
Fine quality animal skins from calves or antelope (vellum) and sheep or goats (parchment) are used for over 1,000 years to make copies of the Bible. (approximately AD )
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41. Bible Copies Two of the oldest vellum copies (AD 325-350) that
exist today are the:
Vatican Codex
Sinaitic Codex
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42. Roman Empire Declines Germanic migrations (AD 378-600)
cause new languages, other than Latin, to emerge.
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43. AD 500
The Masoretes
Special Jewish scribes (Masoretes) are entrusted with the sacred task of making copies of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
Approximately AD
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44. The Masoretes The Masoretes develop a meticulous
AD 500
The Masoretes
The Masoretes develop a meticulous
system of counting the number of
words in each book of the Bible to
make sure it was copied accurately.
Any scroll found to have an error is
buried according to Jewish law.
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45. The Bible in Britain • In AD 596, Augustine of Canterbury
begins evangelization.
BRITAIN •
Canterbury
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46. AD 600
The Bible in Britain
Christianity reaches Britain (England) before AD 300, but Anglo-Saxon pagans drive Christian Britons into Wales
(AD ).
Britain
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47. The Bible in Britain Caedmon, an illiterate monk, retellsAD
The Bible in Britain
Caedmon, an illiterate monk, retells
portions of Scripture in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) poetry and song (AD 676).
Aldhelm of Sherborne (AD 709) is said
to have translated the Psalms into
Anglo-Saxon.
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48. The Bible in Britain Bede, a monk and scholar, makes an Old EnglishAD
The Bible in Britain
Bede, a monk and scholar,
makes an Old English
(Anglo-Saxon) translation of
portions of Scripture.
On his deathbed in AD 735,
he finishes translating the
Book of John.
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49. The Bible in Britain Alfred The Great,AD
The Bible in Britain
Alfred The Great,
King of Wessex (AD ) translates portions of Exodus, Psalms, and Acts into Anglo-Saxon.
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50. The Bible in Britain AD 950 Aldred, Bishop of Durham,
inserts a translation in the
Northumbrian dialect between
the lines of the Latin text of the Lindisfarne Gospels (AD 950).
The Lindisfarne Gospels is a document found on an island off the coast of Northumberland (Northern England).
Lindisfarne Gospels
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51. A Portion of Psalm 50 in Anglo-SaxonAD
The Bible in Britain
Aelfric
(AD ) translates portions of the Latin Old Testament into Anglo-Saxon.
A Portion of Psalm 50 in Anglo-Saxon
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52. The Bible in Britain Normans (French) conquer England
AD 1300
The Bible in Britain
Normans (French) conquer England
(AD 1066) and make French the official language. No English translation of the Bible is produced until the 1300s.
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53. AD 1300
The Bible in Britain
Middle English emerges, popularized by works such as Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Richard Rolle’s Psalter (AD 1340).
Geoffrey Chaucer
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54. AD 1300
The Bible in Britain
Before the printing press is invented, the Bible is copied by hand very accurately. In many cases it is copied by special scribes who develop intricate methods of counting words and letters to insure that no errors are made.
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55. Page from Wycliffe Bible
AD 1300
The Wycliffe Bible
The first English Bible is translated from Latin in AD It is called the Wycliffe Bible in honor of priest and Oxford scholar
John Wycliffe.
Page from Wycliffe Bible
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56. AD 1300
The Wycliffe Bible
During his lifetime, Wycliffe had wanted common people to have the Bible. He also criticized a number of church practices and policies.
John Wycliffe
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57. AD 1300
The Wycliffe Bible
His followers, derisively called Lollards (meaning “mumblers”), include Wycliffe’s criticisms in the preface to the Wycliffe Bible.
Wycliffe Bible, AD 1384
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58. AD 1408
The Wycliffe Bible
In AD 1408, in England, it becomes illegal to translate or read the Bible in common English without permission from a bishop.
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59. AD 1428
The Wycliffe Bible
In AD 1415, the Wycliffe Bible is banned and burned. Forty years after Wycliffe’s death, in AD 1428, his bones are exhumed and burned for heresy.
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60. AD 1455
The Printing Press
The world’s first printing press, with moveable metal type, is invented in AD 1455, in Mainz, Germany, by Johann Gutenberg.
• Mainz
Mainz, Germany
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61. Gutenberg and The First Printing Press
AD 1455
The Printing Press
This invention is perhaps the single most important event to influence the spread of the Bible.
Gutenberg and The First Printing Press
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62. AD 1455
The Printing Press
The Gutenberg Bible is the first book ever printed with the printing press. This Latin Vulgate version is often illuminated by artists who hand paint letters and ornaments on each page.
Gutenberg
Bible Page
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63. AD 1516
Erasmus
Erasmus, a priest and Greek scholar, publishes a new Greek edition and a more accurate Latin translation of the New Testament in AD 1516.
Erasmus
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64. AD 1516
Erasmus
Erasmus’s goal was that everyone be able to read the Bible, “from the farmer in the field to the weaver at the loom.”
His Greek text forms the basis of the Textus Receptus or received text.
The Textus Receptus is used later by
Martin Luther, William Tyndale, and the King James translators.
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65. The Greek New Testament of Erasmus AD 1516

66. AD 1522
Martin Luther
Martin Luther translates the New Testament into German in AD 1522.
Martin Luther
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67. AD 1525
William Tyndale
William Tyndale, priest and Oxford scholar, translates the New Testament from Greek into English (AD 1525), but cannot get approval to publish it in England.
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68. The First Printed English New Testament AD 1525
(Tyndale’s Bible)

69. AD 1535
William Tyndale
He moves to Germany and prints Bibles, smuggling them into England in sacks of corn and flour.
In AD 1535, he publishes part of the Old Testament translated from Hebrew into English.
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70. AD 1535
The Coverdale Bible
The Coverdale Bible is translated by Miles Coverdale (AD 1535) and dedicated to
Anne Boleyn, one of
King Henry VIII’s wives.
This is the first complete Bible to be printed in English.
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71. The First Printed English Bible
AD 1535
(Coverdale Bible)

72. AD 1536
William Tyndale
In AD 1536, Tyndale is strangled and burned at the stake. His final words are: “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes.”
Tyndale is called the “Father of the English Bible” because his translation forms the basis of the King James Version. Much
of the style and vocabulary we know as “biblical English” is traceable to his work.
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73. Matthew’s Bible The Matthew’s Bible
AD 1537
Matthew’s Bible
The Matthew’s Bible
is translated by John Rogers under the pen name
“Thomas Matthew,” and is the first Bible published with the king’s permission (AD 1537).
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74. AD 1537
Matthew’s Bible
Printed just one year after Tyndale’s death, Matthew’s New Testament relies heavily on Tyndale’s version. As a tribute to him, on the last page of the
Old Testament, Tyndale’s
initials are printed in
2.5 inch block letters.
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75. AD 1537
The Great Bible
Later, Thomas Cromwell, advisor to King Henry VIII, entrusts Coverdale to revise Matthew’s Bible to make the Great Bible.
Henry VIII
( )
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76. Page from the Great Bible
AD 1539
The Great Bible
In AD 1539, the Great Bible is placed in every church by order of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop under
King Henry VIII.
It is read aloud except during services and sermons.
Page from the Great Bible
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77. AD 1539
The Great Bible
This Bible is chained to the church pillars to discourage theft.
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78. The Great Bible
AD 1539

79. AD 1555
Queen Mary
England’s Queen Mary bans Protestant translations of the English Bible. John Rogers and Thomas Cranmer are burned at the stake.
Later some 300 men, women,
and children are also burned.
Queen Mary
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80. The Geneva Bible Exiles from England flee to
AD 1560
The Geneva Bible
Exiles from England flee to
Geneva, Switzerland. In AD 1560, they print the Geneva Bible, which is a complete revision of the Great Bible with the Old Testament translated from Hebrew.
Page from Geneva Bible
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81. AD 1560
The Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible contains theological notes from Protestant scholars
John Calvin, Beza, Knox,
and Whittingham. It is the first Bible to use Roman type.
John Calvin
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82. AD 1560
The Geneva Bible
This is the Bible of Shakespeare and the one carried to America by the Pilgrims in AD 1620.
The AD 1640 edition is the
first English Bible to omit
the Apocrypha.
William Shakespeare
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83. AD 1560
Apocrypha
The Apocrypha refers to several books and additions that were included in the early Greek and Latin translations of the Old Testament. The Septuagint contained the Apocrypha in 100 BC.
By the first century AD, writers Philo and Josephus indicate that the Hebrew canon did not include the Apocrypha. This evidence leads to its removal from the Geneva Bible in AD By AD 1827, the Apocrypha is omitted from most English versions of the Bible.
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84. Apocrypha Some Apocryphal Books and Additions AD 1560
1 Esdras Baruch, with Letter to Jeremiah
2 Esdras Song of Three Young Men
Tobit Susanna
Judith Bel and the Dragon
Additions to Esther Prayer of Manasseh
Wisdom of Solomon 1 Maccabees
Ecclesiasticus 2 Maccabees
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85. AD 1568
Bishops Bible
The translation of the Bishops Bible begins under Queen Elizabeth in AD It is translated by several bishops of the Church of England in answer to the Geneva Bible.
Queen
Elizabeth
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86. AD 1582
Rheims-Douai Bible
The Rheims-Douai Bible is translated into English from the Latin Vulgate by Catholic scholar Gregory Martin, while in exile in France (AD 1582/1609).
It becomes the standard translation for the Catholic church.
Rheims Cathedral
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87. AD 1611
King James Version
King James I commissions 54 scholars to undertake a new Bible translation.
For six years, six teams of scholars using the Textus Receptus, Bishops Bible, and Tyndale’s Bible, complete the new version in AD 1611.
King James I of England
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88. AD 1611
King James Version
The King James Version is also called the “Authorized Version,” even though King James never gave the finished version his royal approval. It uses the best known manuscripts available at the time and it is revised several times.
King James Bible
Page from 1611 version
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89. AD 1629
Older Manuscripts
Between AD 1629 and AD 1947, several of the earliest known copies of the Bible are found.
Codex Alexandrinus, a copy of the New Testament from AD 400, is perhaps the best copy of the book of Revelation. It is made available to western scholars in AD 1629.
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90. AD 1769
King James Version
The King James edition used today is last revised in AD 1769, however, it does not make use of any recently discovered manuscripts including Codex Alexandrinus. It is the most popular Bible for more than 300 years.
King James Bible
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91. AD 1859
Older Manuscripts
Codex Sinaiticus (earliest complete copy of the New Testament, copied in AD 350) is found in St. Catherine’s Monastery near
Mt. Sinai in AD 1859.
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92. Codex Sinaiticus, c. AD 300

93. AD 1885
The Revised Version
In AD 1870, scholars in England decide to revise the King James Version to reflect the findings from the manuscripts discovered from the two previous centuries.
The Revised Version
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94. The Revised Version The goal of English scholars is to use
AD 1885
The Revised Version
Hebrew
Greek
The goal of English
scholars is to use
earlier copies of the
Hebrew and Greek
texts in order to retranslate
words based on new linguistic information about ancient Hebrew.
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95. Codex Vaticanus Codex Vaticanus is released to scholars in
AD 1889
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is released to scholars in
AD 1889 by the Vatican Library. It is the earliest
(AD 325), and probably best, copy known of the New Testament at this time.
Vatican City Flag
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96. A Qumran Cave near the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls,
found in a cave in AD by a shepherd, contain the oldest known copies of portions of the Old Testament.
These copies were made between 100 BC and AD 100.
A Qumran Cave near the Dead Sea
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97. AD 1947
Scroll of Isaiah
A Scroll of Isaiah that is part of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the oldest complete manuscript of any book of the Bible. This copy was made around 100 BC.
Scroll of Isaiah
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98. AD 1947
Scroll of Isaiah
The copies of Isaiah discovered in the Qumran caves prove to be remarkably close to the standard Hebrew Bible, varying slightly in the spelling of some names. They give overwhelming confirmation of the reliability of the Masoretic copies.
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99. AD 1950
Manuscripts in Egypt
During the 1900’s, more than a hundred New Testament manuscripts are found in Egypt.
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100. AD 1960
Ugaritic Grammar
A Ugaritic Grammar is published in the 1960s. Ugaritic is an ancient language similar to Hebrew and helps scholars understand Hebrew vocabulary and poetry.
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101. There is much evidence that the Bible we have today is remarkably true to the original writings. Of the thousands of copies made by hand before AD 1500, more than 5,900 Greek manuscripts from the New Testament alone still exist today. The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Caesar, Plato, or Aristotle.

102. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed the astonishing reliability of some of the copies of the Old Testament made over the years.
Although some spelling variations exist, no variation affects basic Bible doctrines.

103. Original Manuscripts 1500 BC - AD 100
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104. Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
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105. Early Copies Codex Alexandrinus AD 425 Codex Vaticanus AD 340
Codex Sinaiticus AD 330
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106. Ancient Copies
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107. Ancient Versions
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108. Sources Used: Ancient Greek and Hebrew Copies
Vulgate
AD 400
Sources Used: Ancient Greek and Hebrew Copies
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109. Sources Used: The Vulgate
Wycliffe
AD 1380
Sources Used: The Vulgate
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110. Sources Used: Ancient Greek and Hebrew Copies and The Vulgate
Tyndale
AD 1525
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111. Coverdale AD 1535 Sources Used: Tyndale
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112. Matthews AD 1537 Sources Used: Tyndale
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113. Great Bible AD 1539 Sources Used: Tyndale
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114. Sources Used: Ancient Greek and Hebrew Copies and The Great Bible
Geneva
AD 1560
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115. Sources Used: Geneva Bible
Bishops
AD 1568
Sources Used: Geneva Bible
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116. Sources Used: The Vulgate
Douay
AD 1610
Sources Used: The Vulgate
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117. Sources Used: Ancient Greek and Hebrew Copies, Tyndale’s Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the Bishops Bible.
King James
AD 1611
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118. Sources Used: Early Copies and the King James Version
Revised Version
AD 1881
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119. Sources Used: King James
American Standard
AD 1901
Sources Used: King James
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120. Revised Standard Version
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Revised Standard Version
AD 1952
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121. Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Berkley Bible
AD 1959
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122. Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Amplified Bible
AD 1965
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123. Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Jerusalem Bible
AD 1966
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124. Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
New English Bible
AD 1970
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125. New American Standard Version
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
New American Standard Version
AD 1971
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126. Living Bible (paraphrase)
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Living Bible (paraphrase)
AD 1971
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127. Today’s English Version
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Today’s English
Version
AD 1976
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128. New International Version
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
New International Version
AD 1978
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129. New King James Version AD 1982
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
New King James Version
AD 1982
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130. Revised English Bible AD 1989
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
Revised English Bible
AD 1989
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131. New Revised Standard Version
Sources Used: American Standard, Early Copies, Ancient Hebrew and Greek Copies, Dead Sea Scrolls and Newly Discovered Manuscripts
New Revised
Standard Version
AD 1990
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